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BEDSTEAD ATTACHMENT. No. 375,645. Patented Dec. 27, 1887.

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HENRY JASPER MCCORMICK, OF SANTA ANNA, TEXAS.

BEDSTEAD ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,645, dated December27, 1887.

n Application filedJuly 13, 1887. Serial No.2l4J54. (No model.)

, To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY JASPER Mo CORMIOK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Santa Anna, in the county of Coleman and State ofTexas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in BedsteadAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bedsteads; and it consists inthe construction and arrangement of the parts thereof, which will bemore fully hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved means for securingthe side rails to the head and foot boards, whereby the rails may beeasily secured in position, and will be prevented from disengagementwhen the parts become worn. I attain this object by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in whichFigure l is a perspective view of my improved form of bedstead. Fig. 2is a transverse vertical section on the line at x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line yy of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the metallic joint. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveof the end of one of the slats. Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of theattachinghooks.

A. indicates the side rails, and B and B the head and foot boards.Connected to the two side rails, A, at about their central innersurfaces is a cross-rail, O,which is secured to the said rails by anypreferred means, and is adapted to prevent the downward sagging of r theslats or cross-strips when the pressure of the mattresses and otherweights are brought to bear thereupon.

Upon each inner end of the side rails, A, a plate, a, is secured, whichis formed with an integral dovetail feather, a, which is wider at itstop portion than at its lower end.

The inner ends of the posts of the foot and head boards B and B, haveplates 1) secured thereto, which are formed with integral enlargementsbflhaving dovetail grooves 11*, which are wider at their upper portionsthan at their lower ends, as will be understood. The feathers a areadapted to engage with the grooves b", as shown in Fig. 4, and the partscontaining the plates at and b are thus firmly united. At the upper endof the feathers a tongues b areintegrally formed,which engage with a recess, I), provided in the upper portions of the enlargements b". By thismeans the feather a is further prevented from slipping through thegroove 0*, as will be readily understood.

The inner sides of the side rails, A, and the head and foot boards B andB are provided with a series of screwhooks, D, which are ar ranged atpredetermined intervals, and with the hook portions thereof turnedupward and slightly inward.

A series of metallic strips or slats, E, are provided, the end of eachof which is secured to an attaching-loop, E. These loops E consist,essentially, of a rectangularly shaped piece of metal having an integralelongated slot, 6, and a narrow transverse slot, 6', which extends intoa projection, 0 formed with the said loop. The slats E are then securedin position by engaging the loops E with the hooks D, as-will be readilyunderstood, when the bedstead will be ready for use.

The novelty and utility of my improvement being obviously apparent andappreciable, it is unnecessary to further enlarge upon the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isThecombination, with the side-rails and head and foot boards, of theplates 1), having angular projections b", provided with wedge'shapedgrooves If and small inclined recesses b at their upper parts, and theplates a, having the tapering wedge-shaped projections a,provided withthe lugs 'Z) integrally formed with their upper portions and adapted toengage the recesses b whereby when the projecting engaging portions ofthe plates a and I) wear and become loose they are prevented fromdisjointure by the engagement of the lugs I) with the recesses bsubstantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY JASPER MCCORMICK.

\Vitnesses:

H. D. W'ALKER, E. W. OLIVER.

